Masala Vadai

Ingredients

• Channa daal (husked Bengal Gram), picked, washed and soaked for 1 hour 1 cup
• Dal chini (Cinnamon), broken ¼ tsp
• Laung (Clove) 2
• Ginger, chopped 1 tsp
• Garlic, chopped ½ tsp
• Green chillies, chopped 2 tbsp or to taste
• Onions, chopped, fine ½ cup
• Hara dhania (coriander leaves), chopped 1 tbsp
• Pudina, chopped 1 tbsp
• Salt 1 ½ tsp or to taste
• Oil for deep-frying

Preparation

• Keep ¼ cup daal aside.

• Grind together the rest of the daal, dal chini, laung, ginger and half the green chillies, without adding any water.

• To the ground mixture add the daal that is kept aside, onions, hara dhania, pudina, the rest of the green chillies and salt.

• Form into flat rounds and deep-fry, first in hot oil then over medium heat.

• Fry till a golden brown and serve with chutney.